Tag: satire

One of the most dismal terms becoming de rigeuer is, “end of.” It is the worst excess of a dictatorial mind. It is intended to close all argument and debate as if by saying it, the speaker is relaying an […]

Now, where was I? Ah, yes… In a world so finely hued that sixteen million colours, at least, are required to render it on a computer screen, how unimaginatively dreary it is to reduce pivotal issues to a choice between […]

MODERN ART Per Spective, the Scandinavian artist, has once more underwhelmed his audience and critics with his latest piece, Merkelapp No:1760. Critics have leapt out to say that the title is too unimaginative and derivative of Post Offices. The artist’s […]

Freddie liked to be on time, and the term liked is used in a loose, casual way to understate what was actually an obsession with punctuality. Freddie had cried at his own birth simply because he was a few hours […]

HOT LICKS Dave Remorse, recognised as one of the world’s leading air-guitarists was tragically electrocuted at this last gig. He made the mistake of playing in an electrical storm. In the last bars of his air-guitar rendition of Jimi Hendrix’s […]

NOT IN THE PINK Ellen Highwater is seeking compensation from her employer when she was sacked for having prawn on her computer. As an avid seafood enthusiast, Ellen was wont to peruse pictures of the said delicacies as well as […]